printing method
21Contone (printing) — Contone is a printing method for improving the output quality of printing, usually from laser printers. Most printing techniques apply ink or toner on to the printing surface, usually paper in a pattern of dots to maximize the range of possible… …
22discharge printing — noun : a process of printing textiles already dyed a solid color by bleaching out a pattern usually producing a white or light colored design on a dark background compare discharge I 6 * * * a fabric printing method in which the material is dyed… …
23roller printing — ▪ textile industry also called direct printing method of applying a coloured pattern to cloth, invented by Thomas Bell of Scotland in 1783. A separate dye paste for each colour is applied to the fabric from a metal roller that is intaglio …
24pigment printing — A photographic printing method, in which a halftone picture results from pigments embedded in gelatin. The primary material is a paper called pigment paper , a paper coated with a mixture of gelatin and pigment. The paper is made light… …
25blotch printing — a fabric printing method in which the ground color is transferred from the cylinder and the motif retains the original hue of the cloth. * * * …
26vigoureux printing — a printing method in which worsted fibers are printed with the desired color while in sliver form and then processed into yarn, producing a mixed color in the spun yarn and woven fabric. [named after Vigoureux, 19th century French inventor] * * * …
27blotch printing — a fabric printing method in which the ground color is transferred from the cylinder and the motif retains the original hue of the cloth …
28transfer printing — method of decorating pottery by using an inked, engraved copperplate to make a print on paper that, while still wet, is pressed against a glazed pottery surface, leaving behind an impression, or transfer, of the engraving. Sometimes these… …
29offset printing — method of printing in which a printing plate first receives ink and then transfers the ink to the paper (rather than applying ink directly to the paper) …
30History of printing — The history of printing began as an attempt to make easier and reduce the cost of reproducing multiple copies of documents, fabrics, wall papers and so on. Printing streamlined the process of communication, and contributed to the development of… …
